- By Himanshu Badola
- Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:19 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
AUS vs SA 2nd T20I Dream Team Fantasy Prediction: Australia and South Africa are all set to face off in the second T20I match at the Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin on Tuesday, August 12.
Australia will be looking to produce another impressive performance at the same venue in order to seal the three-match T20I series. They will be heading into the match on the back of a remarkable victory in the first match. The hosts are already 1-0 up in the series, having won the opening match by 17 runs.
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Tim David emerged as a match-winner for the Mitchell Marsh-led Aussies as his incredible knock of 83 runs in just 52 balls helped Australia post a challenging total of 178 in their 20 overs after being put into bat first. David smashed four boundaries and eight sixes.
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Australia restricted the Proteas to just 161/9 in their 20 overs with Josh Hazlewood and Ben Dwarshuis taking three wickets each, whereas Adam Zampa (2/33) and Glenn Maxwell (1/29) also found success. The Proteas will be aiming to unleash an improved effort to remain alive in the series.
TOSS - The match toss between Australia and South Africa will take place at 2:15 PM IST.
Time - August 12, 2:45 AM IST
Venue - Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin
AUS vs SA 2nd T20I, Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin Pitch Report:
Marrara Cricket Ground is a brilliant venue that offers much for both batters and bowlers. The batters during the AUS vs SA 2nd T20I will likely be enjoying the pace of the wicket and the square boundaries at the venue are not so big. Bowlers get get assistance on the back of variable bounce in the second innings which could make the run chase tricky.
Where To Watch Australia Cricket Team vs South Africa Men's Cricket Team:
The live streaming of the AUS vs SA 2nd T20I match in India will be helmed by the JioHotstar app and website.
AUS vs SA 2nd T20I Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: Ryan Rickelton
Batters: Mitchell Marsh (Captain), Aiden Markram (Vice-Captain), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tristan Stubbs
All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell
Bowlers: Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Hazlewood, Kwena Maphaka, Kagiso Rabada
AUS vs SA 2nd T20I Probable Playing XIs:
Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
South Africa: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi
AUS vs SA T20I Squads:
Australia T20I Squad: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Sean Abbott, Matthew Short, Matthew Kuhnemann
South Africa T20I Squad: Aiden Markram(c), Ryan Rickelton(w), Rassie van der Dussen, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, George Linde, Prenelan Subrayen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi, Senuran Muthusamy, Nqabayomzi Peter, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius